Philharmonic Society of New York Public Rehearsal

Event Information

Venue(s):
Academy of Music

Conductor(s):
Carl Bergmann

Event Type:
Orchestral

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
15 October 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

28 Nov 1873, 2:30 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Philharmonic Society of New York
2)
Symphony, no. 4, op. 90, A major
aka Italian
Composer(s): Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
3)
Fidelio, (1806), overture
aka Leonore overture, no. 3; Leonora overture, no. 3
Composer(s): Beethoven
4)
Symphony, no. 1, op. 40, F major
Composer(s): Rubinstein

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 27 November 1873, 7.
2)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 27 November 1873, 2.

“Grand orchestra of 100.”

3)
: Strong, George Templeton. New-York Historical Society. The Diaries of George Templeton Strong, 1863-1869: Musical Excerpts from the MSs, transcribed by Mary Simonson. ed. by Christopher Bruhn., 28 November 1873.

“Philharmonic rehearsal 2 ½ p.m. Mendelssohn’s ‘Italian’ symphony, Beethoven’s overture to Lenore, no. 2, & Rubinstein’s symphony, no. 1 in F. It was one of those unlucky rehearsals when everything goes wrong. The orchestra kept losing its way, & Bergmann losing his temper. I was alone in my box, in solitary grandeur, except for a brief visit from Dick [Richard Henry Derby] & Murray Hoffman, Jr. Meeting of directors after rehearsal.”